Phoenix Mercury @ Connecticut Sun

SECOND ROUND

20-14, 11-6 Away

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Mercury PHX	24	16	32	24	96
Sun CONN	25	19	27	15	86

Connecticut SunSunCONN

21-13, 13-4 Home

Shot Made

Shot Missed

DeWanna Bonner makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brittney Griner assists)
Brittney Griner blocks Courtney Williams's pullup jump shot
Jonquel Jones makes driving layup
Diana Taurasi makes 26-foot three pointer
Jasmine Thomas makes driving layup (Jonquel Jones assists)
Alyssa Thomas makes driving layup (Shekinna Stricklen assists)
Briann January makes 23-foot three point jumper (DeWanna Bonner assists)
Courtney Williams makes 21-foot pullup jump shot
Diana Taurasi misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
Shekinna Stricklen makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jasmine Thomas assists)
Jasmine Thomas blocks DeWanna Bonner 's 8-foot jumper
Jonquel Jones makes driving layup
DeWanna Bonner makes layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
DeWanna Bonner misses 27-foot three point jumper
Courtney Williams misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
Alyssa Thomas misses 17-foot jumper
Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point jumper
Courtney Williams makes 3-foot layup (Jonquel Jones assists)
Diana Taurasi makes 2-foot layup
Courtney Williams misses jumper
Jasmine Thomas misses 25-foot three point jumper
Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 2
Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2
Courtney Williams makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jonquel Jones assists)
Brittney Griner misses 9-foot two point shot
Jasmine Thomas makes driving layup
Briann January misses 24-foot three point jumper
DeWanna Bonner misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jasmine Thomas makes 16-foot pullup jump shot
Stephanie Talbot misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jonquel Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper
Brittney Griner makes layup
Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 2
Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2
Rachel Banham misses 11-foot jumper
Diana Taurasi makes 25-foot three pointer
Courtney Williams misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Stephanie Talbot misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jasmine Thomas misses layup
Alyssa Thomas misses jumper
Alyssa Thomas misses layup
Angel Robinson makes 16-foot jumper (DeWanna Bonner assists)
Rachel Banham makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jasmine Thomas assists)
Alyssa Thomas misses driving layup
Diana Taurasi makes 14-foot step back jumpshot
Morgan Tuck misses 5-foot two point shot
Rachel Banham blocks Leilani Mitchell 's 3-foot layup
Diana Taurasi misses 23-foot three point jumper
Chiney Ogwumike makes 2-foot layup (Alyssa Thomas assists)
Briann January misses 21-foot jumper
Morgan Tuck makes 12-foot jumper (Rachel Banham assists)
Leilani Mitchell misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chiney Ogwumike misses 18-foot jumper
DeWanna Bonner misses 8-foot jumper
Yvonne Turner misses 25-foot three point jumper
Brittney Griner blocks Chiney Ogwumike 's 5-foot layup
Jonquel Jones makes two point shot (Rachel Banham assists)
DeWanna Bonner makes driving layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
Morgan Tuck misses 26-foot three point jumper
DeWanna Bonner misses layup
Angel Robinson makes two point shot
Layshia Clarendon makes driving layup
Brittney Griner makes 4-foot layup (Stephanie Talbot assists)
Brittney Griner blocks Layshia Clarendon 's 4-foot jumper
Diana Taurasi misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
DeWanna Bonner makes 13-foot jumper (Stephanie Talbot assists)
Jasmine Thomas makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chiney Ogwumike assists)
DeWanna Bonner misses 13-foot step back jumpshot
Jonquel Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper
Courtney Williams misses 14-foot two point shot
Courtney Williams misses free throw 1 of 2
Courtney Williams misses free throw 2 of 2
DeWanna Bonner misses 6-foot jumper
Jasmine Thomas makes free throw 1 of 2
Jasmine Thomas makes free throw 2 of 2
Diana Taurasi makes 24-foot three point jumper
Chiney Ogwumike misses 11-foot jumper
DeWanna Bonner misses 29-foot three point jumper
Brittney Griner blocks Alyssa Thomas 's 10-foot jumper
Diana Taurasi makes 2-foot two point shot
Courtney Williams makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
DeWanna Bonner misses layup
Alyssa Thomas makes jumper (Jonquel Jones assists)
Diana Taurasi misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Courtney Williams makes 20-foot pullup jump shot
Stephanie Talbot makes free throw 1 of 2
Stephanie Talbot misses free throw 2 of 2
Alyssa Thomas makes layup (Jonquel Jones assists)
Alyssa Thomas makes free throw 1 of 1
Brittney Griner misses 3-foot two point shot
Courtney Williams misses driving layup
DeWanna Bonner makes layup (Stephanie Talbot assists)
Jasmine Thomas misses 5-foot jumper
Jonquel Jones makes two point shot
Brittney Griner makes 6-foot layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
Jasmine Thomas misses 11-foot jumper
Diana Taurasi makes 26-foot three pointer
Jonquel Jones makes 11-foot jumper (Courtney Williams assists)
Brittney Griner makes layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 1
Jonquel Jones misses layup
Diana Taurasi makes 27-foot three point jumper (DeWanna Bonner assists)
Jasmine Thomas makes 26-foot three point jumper
Brittney Griner makes 9-foot two point shot (Briann January assists)
Jonquel Jones makes layup (Shekinna Stricklen assists)
Jonquel Jones makes free throw 1 of 1
Brittney Griner misses two point shot
Shekinna Stricklen makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jonquel Jones assists)
Diana Taurasi makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot
Courtney Williams makes 25-foot three point jumper
Diana Taurasi misses 26-foot three point jumper
Briann January misses three point jumper
Shekinna Stricklen misses 28-foot three point jumper
Brittney Griner makes 5-foot hook shot (Briann January assists)
Jasmine Thomas misses 8-foot jumper
Briann January makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot
Alyssa Thomas makes 3-foot layup (Courtney Williams assists)
Alyssa Thomas makes free throw 1 of 2
Alyssa Thomas makes free throw 2 of 2
Stephanie Talbot makes 25-foot three pointer (Diana Taurasi assists)
Courtney Williams makes 19-foot pullup jump shot (Alyssa Thomas assists)
Briann January misses 25-foot three point jumper
DeWanna Bonner makes layup
Shekinna Stricklen misses 29-foot three point jumper
DeWanna Bonner makes layup (Brittney Griner assists)
Jasmine Thomas misses 20-foot jumper
Diana Taurasi makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot
Alyssa Thomas makes 8-foot jumper
Brittney Griner makes layup (Yvonne Turner assists)
Brittney Griner blocks Chiney Ogwumike 's 5-foot driving layup
Brittney Griner misses 6-foot jumper
Courtney Williams misses 18-foot jumper
DeWanna Bonner makes 19-foot step back jumpshot
Morgan Tuck misses jumper
Rachel Banham misses 20-foot jumper
Rachel Banham misses 13-foot jumper
DeWanna Bonner misses 6-foot jumper
Jasmine Thomas misses 18-foot jumper
Yvonne Turner blocks Morgan Tuck 's 7-foot jumper
Brittney Griner misses layup
Alyssa Thomas makes layup
Courtney Williams misses 16-foot jumper
Brittney Griner makes layup (Briann January assists)
DeWanna Bonner blocks Alyssa Thomas 's 3-foot layup
Courtney Williams makes 8-foot jumper
Brittney Griner makes layup (Briann January assists)
Courtney Williams makes 25-foot three point jumper (Alyssa Thomas assists)
DeWanna Bonner misses 26-foot three point jumper
Courtney Williams misses 20-foot jumper
Briann January makes 25-foot three point jumper (Stephanie Talbot assists)
Courtney Williams makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jonquel Jones assists)
Courtney Williams makes free throw 1 of 1
Stephanie Talbot misses 27-foot three point jumper
Courtney Williams makes 18-foot jumper
Stephanie Talbot makes 25-foot three point jumper (Briann January assists)
Courtney Williams misses 19-foot jumper
Brittney Griner makes 6-foot jumper (Stephanie Talbot assists)
Alyssa Thomas makes driving layup (Courtney Williams assists)
DeWanna Bonner makes driving layup
Brittney Griner blocks Courtney Williams 's 4-foot driving layup
Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 2
Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2
DeWanna Bonner makes 4-foot two point shot
Courtney Williams misses 10-foot jumper
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 2
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 2
Jasmine Thomas misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jasmine Thomas misses 14-foot jumper
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 2
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2
Shekinna Stricklen misses 25-foot three point jumper

Shot Made

Shot Missed

TIME		PHX	CONN
10:00	Brittney Griner vs. Jonquel Jones (Stephanie Talbot gains possession)	0	0
9:39	DeWanna Bonner makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brittney Griner assists)	3	0
9:20	Connecticut offensive team rebound	3	0
9:20	Brittney Griner blocks Courtney Williams's pullup jump shot	3	0
9:12	Jonquel Jones makes driving layup	3	2
9:02	Diana Taurasi makes 26-foot three pointer	6	2
8:43	Jasmine Thomas makes driving layup (Jonquel Jones assists)	6	4
8:30	Briann January lost ball turnover (Jasmine Thomas steals)	6	4
8:30	Diana Taurasi personal foul	6	4
8:16	Alyssa Thomas makes driving layup (Shekinna Stricklen assists)	6	6
8:01	Briann January makes 23-foot three point jumper (DeWanna Bonner assists)	9	6
7:43	Courtney Williams makes 21-foot pullup jump shot	9	8
7:31	Diana Taurasi misses 19-foot pullup jump shot	9	8
7:28	Courtney Williams defensive rebound	9	8
7:16	Shekinna Stricklen makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jasmine Thomas assists)	9	11
7:03	Jasmine Thomas blocks DeWanna Bonner 's 8-foot jumper	9	11
7:03	Jasmine Thomas defensive rebound	9	11
6:55	Jonquel Jones makes driving layup	9	13
6:48	DeWanna Bonner makes layup (Diana Taurasi assists)	11	13
6:36	Alyssa Thomas personal foul	11	13
6:36	Alyssa Thomas turnover	11	13
6:19	DeWanna Bonner misses 27-foot three point jumper	11	13
6:14	Jasmine Thomas defensive rebound	11	13
6:10	Courtney Williams misses 16-foot pullup jump shot	11	13
6:06	Alyssa Thomas offensive rebound	11	13
6:05	Alyssa Thomas misses 17-foot jumper	11	13
6:00	Brittney Griner defensive rebound	11	13
5:58	Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point jumper	11	13
5:58	Courtney Williams defensive rebound	11	13
5:39	Courtney Williams makes 3-foot layup (Jonquel Jones assists)	11	15
5:25	Diana Taurasi makes 2-foot layup	13	15
5:02	Courtney Williams misses jumper	13	15
4:59	Jonquel Jones offensive rebound	13	15
4:58	Jasmine Thomas misses 25-foot three point jumper	13	15
4:53	DeWanna Bonner defensive rebound	13	15
4:50	Jonquel Jones shooting foul	13	15
4:50	Official timeout	13	15
4:50	Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 2	14	15
4:50	Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2	15	15
4:35	Courtney Williams makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jonquel Jones assists)	15	18
4:22	Brittney Griner misses 9-foot two point shot	15	18
4:18	Alyssa Thomas defensive rebound	15	18
4:14	Jasmine Thomas makes driving layup	15	20
4:00	Briann January misses 24-foot three point jumper	15	20
3:58	Stephanie Talbot offensive rebound	15	20
3:46	DeWanna Bonner misses 25-foot three point jumper	15	20
3:45	Connecticut defensive team rebound	15	20
3:27	Jasmine Thomas makes 16-foot pullup jump shot	15	22
3:10	Stephanie Talbot misses 24-foot three point jumper	15	22
3:06	Jonquel Jones defensive rebound	15	22
2:50	Jonquel Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper	15	22
2:47	DeWanna Bonner defensive rebound	15	22
2:47	Shekinna Stricklen personal foul	15	22
2:47	Chiney Ogwumike enters the game for Jonquel Jones	15	22
2:32	Brittney Griner makes layup	17	22
2:16	Courtney Williams out of bounds bad pass turnover	17	22
2:16	Rachel Banham enters the game for Shekinna Stricklen	17	22
2:04	Chiney Ogwumike shooting foul	17	22
2:04	Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 2	18	22
2:04	Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2	19	22
1:48	Rachel Banham misses 11-foot jumper	19	22
1:44	Stephanie Talbot defensive rebound	19	22
1:35	Diana Taurasi makes 25-foot three pointer	22	22
1:23	Courtney Williams misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	22	22
1:20	DeWanna Bonner defensive rebound	22	22
1:11	Stephanie Talbot misses 23-foot three point jumper	22	22
1:09	Jasmine Thomas defensive rebound	22	22
1:05	Jasmine Thomas misses layup	22	22
1:01	Courtney Williams offensive rebound	22	22
1:00	Alyssa Thomas misses jumper	22	22
58.4	Phoenix defensive team rebound	22	22
58.4	Angel Robinson enters the game for Stephanie Talbot	22	22
58.4	Leilani Mitchell enters the game for Brittney Griner	22	22
46.6	Diana Taurasi lost ball turnover (Chiney Ogwumike steals)	22	22
41.6	Alyssa Thomas misses layup	22	22
37.6	DeWanna Bonner defensive rebound	22	22
30.0	Angel Robinson makes 16-foot jumper (DeWanna Bonner assists)	24	22
9.7	Rachel Banham makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jasmine Thomas assists)	24	25
0.2	Leilani Mitchell out of bounds bad pass turnover	24	25
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	24	25

Matchups

PHX

PHX wins series

1-0

CONN

Game 1•@ CONN

Final

Game Information

Uncasville, CT

Referee:Billy Smith

Referee:Che Flores

Referee:Eric Brewton

Referee:Billy Smith

Women's National Basketball Assoc.

Western Conference	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Minnesota	34	10	.773	-	W1
Las Vegas	30	14	.682	4	W16
Phoenix	27	17	.614	7	L3
Seattle	23	21	.523	11	W1
Golden State	23	21	.523	11	L3
Los Angeles	21	23	.477	13	L1
Dallas	10	34	.227	24	W1

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